§ 2-32. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

(1)

Design-build contract means a single contract with a design-build firm for the design and construction of a public construction project.

(2)

Design-build firm means a partnership, corporation, or other legal entity which:

a.

Is certified under Section 489.119, Florida Statutes, to engage in contracting through a certified or registered general contractor or a certified or registered building contractor as the qualifying agent; and

b.

Is certified under Section 471.023, Florida Statutes, to practice or to offer to practice engineering, certified under Section 481.219, Florida Statutes, to practice or to offer to practice architecture, or certified under Section 481.319, Florida Statutes, to practice or to offer to practice landscape architecture.

(3)

Design criteria package means concise, performance-oriented drawings or specifications of the public construction project. The purpose of the design criteria package is to furnish sufficient information so as to permit design-build firms to prepare a bid or a response to a request for proposal, or to permit the City to enter into a negotiated design-build contract. The design criteria package shall specify such performance-based criteria for the public construction project, including, but not limited to, the legal description of the site, survey information concerning the site, interior space requirements, material quality standards, schematic layouts and conceptual design criteria of the project, cost or budget estimates, design and construction schedules, site development requirements, provisions for utilities, stormwater retention and disposal, and parking requirements, as may be applicable to the project.

(4)

Design criteria professional means a firm who holds a current certificate of registration under Chapter 481, Florida Statutes, to practice architecture or landscape architecture, or a firm who holds a current certificate as a registered engineer under Chapter 471, Florida Statutes, to practice engineering and who is employed by or under contract to the City for the providing of professional architect services, landscape architect services, or engineering services in connection with the preparation of the design criteria package.

(Ord. No. 06-05, § 1, 3-21-06)